EXE Production Engineer

At ASML, our technology enables the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers to produce smaller, faster, and more powerful chips. As a Senior Production Engineer, you will play a critical role in strengthening manufacturing performance, supporting new product introductions, and driving continuous improvement across factory operations.

This Senior Production Engineer position combines technical leadership, problem solving, and cross-functional collaboration to improve manufacturing capabilities and support factory growth. You will help create scalable production solutions, mentor engineers, and lead initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, and operational excellence.

As a Senior Production Engineer, you will provide technical leadership for manufacturing processes while helping teams solve complex production challenges. You will influence factory strategy, support industrialization efforts, and drive sustainable improvements that deliver measurable business results.

You will:

• Lead manufacturing process improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and scalability.
• Drive new product introduction activities and ensure manufacturing readiness.
• Provide technical leadership for complex production issues and root cause investigations.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Define and standardize manufacturing workflows across production areas.
• Mentor and develop engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Partner with engineering, operations, and program teams to solve systemic challenges.

To be successful in this Senior Production Engineer role, you should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in production engineering, manufacturing engineering, or industrialization.
• Experience leading process improvement and operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience supporting manufacturing operations and new product introductions.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Familiarity with data analysis tools such as Excel, Minitab, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Experience working with enterprise manufacturing systems and production environments.
• Master's degree in Engineering or a related field is a plus.

Working at the cutting edge of tech, you'll always have new challenges and new problems to solve - and working together is the only way to do that. You won't work in a silo. Instead, you'll be part of a creative, dynamic work environment where you'll collaborate with supportive colleagues. There is always space for creative and unique points of view.

You'll have the flexibility and trust to choose how best to tackle tasks and solve problems.

To thrive in this job, you'll need the following skills:

• Lead complex technical investigations and implement sustainable solutions.
• Analyze data to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders across multiple disciplines.
• Communicate technical information clearly to technical and business audiences.
• Drive continuous improvement using structured problem-solving approaches.
• Influence decisions and align teams around shared objectives.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities and business needs.
• Coach and develop team members through knowledge sharing.
• Apply manufacturing quality principles to improve operational performance.
• Balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.

This position requires access to controlled technology, as defined in the Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R.
* 730, et seq.). Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to access such…